Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-07
THE DISTRICT ESTIMATES
How 10 IL Proposed Co Expena che
Fund Asked for the Engineer DePars.


The estimates for the engineer department OF
the District government are apportioned among
the various divisions OF the department as
follows:
For CLERKS messengers cont ngent expenses &c.
NaoSo, an Increase OF $1,000 ever the current
appropriation. Field work division s16 400 an In
crease OF $500 For work on sundry avenues and
streets ana replacement OF pavements a0Selao2
an increase OF $3.50 sle over the amount approp-
Rated Tor street improvenIs for the nscal year
ending June 30 lsss. Repairs TO concrete pave
mentS 100000. which is an increase OF $4,000.
constructing. maintaininy :, lighting aud repairing
bridges $4,000. an increase OF $4,000 Con-
Gemnauon OF streets roa1s and alleys $40. 600.
Continuation OF surveys OF the District OF
Columbia, with reference TO the extension OF
various avenues to the District line sioO an In.
Sewer Dtvi don-Inspectors clerks &C, sle ass;
cleaning ana repairing sewers and basins SIS. 600
ssraeed severn s1 Ct 5000 OBJ
preparation OF plans for sewage disposal 5000;
main and pipe sewers $4,000, an increase OF
Telegraph and Telephone Observation-Disclosures
DENT clerks &C, $40, $50; general supplies 5000;
putting District wires underground, s25,0 oo, an
increase OF $l1,5OO; District surveyors division,
s,1o0; harbor division. $780, an Increase OF
$500; the repair and replacement or public scales
pumps, S. 200, an Increase Of 200; engineering.
mainsenance; and general repair of W Washington
aQueduct, $4,000
$3.50 which Is 70 provide for the employment OF
an inspector, messenger, and steam engineer.
Plumbing division. 8. $50, an increase OF s365o.
This Is intended to provide for the hiring OF two
assistant inspectors For the chemistry division,
a, 49, which provides for an increase OF $500 per
annum IN the salary OF the District chemist, and
for other purposes For the lighting division,
$4,000 is estimated, or which sum {llO, 900 Is
asked for Illuminating material, lighting, extin-
gushing, and repairing lamps $1,000 for electric
lgltS and the balance for additional Off1e0 helm
For the divsionof roads s., $50 is asked. This Is
an increase OF $50 and is entirely for the pur-
and tree division the Commissioners ask S23 OO0
an increase or 5000; for the property division,
$500. The increase In this account is $500,
which will be used to establish an additional
property yard.
For constructing county roads and suburban
streets s7s,4OO Is asked, as follows: Eastern
Branch Bridge road, eastern section, $4,000;
NourSe road western section, s., OO0 Klingle road
middle section, $4,000; 18th street extended mid.
$4,000; LIST street west extended, middle section,
5000; Columbia road, middle section, s., 500;
sherman avenue, middle section, $4,000; Howard
street, middle section, 700; Linden street. mid
die section, $500; Jefferson, jackson and WASP
ington streets eastern section. grading s. OOO
Maintenance OF county roads and suburban
streetS-Resurfacing canal road, western section
$4,000; resurfaCing 14th street from boundary
TO Whitney avenue, middle section, 60 600; WIDEN
ing and improving the Naylor road. EASTERN Sec
ton, 8, 500; general repairs ana patrol system,
S., 900; total, 81, 500.
Total for construction and maintenance--East-
ern section ST. 500; middle section. $685. 4OO west
ern section. $12, 600; total So, 800.
For the expenses OF the water Office the sum Of
$23 100 is asked, which Is an Increase OF ell 1874
This is to provide for additional clerks Inspectors
draughtsmen, &c. For engineers, firemen, fuel,
material Tor high service In Washington and
Georgetown. pipe distribution TO high and low
service, including public hydrants, fire-pugs ma
terial, and labor, repairing new MAINS &C., and
lowering MAINS &C., 500, 600; purchase OF pump
house lot on N street northwest, S. 75; laying
water main to Anacostia, $500; laying water
ma n to Mt. Pleasant, So 500; Interest on water.
stock bonds, $26 $50; sinking FUND on water-stock
bonds $lS $50; interest on account OF increase OF
water supply under act OF July l5. 1882 S34
sinking fund on account OF increase OF water sup
ply under the same act, So, 3S6.96
Street and alley division: For the ONCE the sum
OF 81, 4O is asked an increase OF a. 23O and Is for
clerks, rOdInen. &C.; sprinkling, sweeping, and
cleaning streets, avenues, and alleys SIS. CO., an
increase OF $4,000; maintenance OF streets, ave-
nues and alleys, 1000, and increase OF $40 600;
material for permit work, 500 O00 an increase OF
$4,000 Under this head the Commissioners ask
for authority ''to apply such material 10 and pay
from this appropriation the cost OF labor for the
Improvement repair or drainage OF Streets alleys,
or sidewalks, when in their opinion such course Is
necessary for the public health, safety, or CON-
fort the cost OF such labor to be charged against
the abutting property. This disposes OF the
81, S2S, 03 for the engineer department.